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You've Got Me: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Steven Curtis Chapman

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2002
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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You've Got Me written out as piano music: the Isus – I – vi – bVI loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand offbeat skank.

You've Got Me chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Absus4Isus4Ab Db Eb
2AbIAb C Eb
3FmviF Ab C
4FbbVIFb Ab Cb

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Absus4 – Ab – Fm – Fb chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about You've Got Me

Does the sheet music for You've Got Me have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in You've Got Me?

The loop is Absus4 – Ab – Fm – Fb (Isus – I – vi – bVI) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is You've Got Me in?

Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You've Got Me?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You've Got Me easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.